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Tonga's bid to qualify for the Rugby World Cup 2023 started more than a year ago when they were defeated by Samoa in both games of the Oceania 1 play-off match (42-13 and 37-15), 79-28 in collective. Ikale Tahi then bounced back to beat the Cook Islands 54-10, earning them the right to an Asia/Pacific 1 play-off against Hong Kong on Australia's Sunshine Coast. Rugby World Cup fans can buy Rugby World Cup 2023 Tickets from our website. A 44-22 win in that match means they can now look forward to their ninth Rugby World Cup tournament, having only missed the 1991 World Cup. Of the three Pacific islands participating in the Rugby World Cup, Tonga is the only one to have made it past the billiards stadium, and they hope to do so in France next year. Here we briefly discuss the history of the Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Debut: May 24, 1987 - Canada 37-4 Tonga, McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand Rugby World Cup appearances: 29 wins, 8 draws, 0 losses, 21 points, 472 points, 966 points, 28% win rate